Median wage
$16.50 an hour Nova Scotia
Compared with Canada
3.1% higher $0.50 above the Canadian median of $16.00
Job outlook
Very limited 1 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Nova Scotia

Wage range in Nova Scotia and CanadaNova Scotia: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $16.50, middle half $16.50 to $16.50. Canada: median $16.00, from $15.00 to $21.00, middle half $15.00 to $17.50.$14$16$18$20$22Nova Scotia: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $16.50, middle half $16.50 to $16.50Nova Scotia$16.50Canada: median $16.00, from $15.00 to $21.00, middle half $15.00 to $17.50Canada$16.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in Nova Scotia compared with Canada
WageNova ScotiaCanada
Low $16.50 $15.00
Lower quartile $16.50 $15.00
Median $16.50 $16.00
Upper quartile $16.50 $17.50
High $16.50 $21.00
Average $15.26 $17.01

Job outlook

Very limited (1 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Nova Scotia.

Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions. Not many positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data

Education and training

TEER category
5
Usual education
No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.

By region in Nova Scotia

Wage range by economic region in Nova ScotiaNova Scotia (all regions): median $16.50, from $16.50 to $16.50. Annapolis Valley: median $16.50. Cape Breton: median $16.50. North Shore: not stated. Southern: not stated. Halifax: not stated.$15$20Nova Scotia (all regions): median $16.50, from $16.50 to $16.50Nova Scotia (all regions)$16.50Annapolis Valley: median $16.50Annapolis Valley$16.50Cape Breton: median $16.50Cape Breton$16.50North Shore: not statedNorth ShoreNot statedSouthern: not statedSouthernNot statedHalifax: not statedHalifaxNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Nova Scotia (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Nova Scotia (all regions)$16.50$16.50$16.50Very limited (1 of 5)
Annapolis ValleyNot stated$16.50Not statedVery limited (1 of 5)
Cape BretonNot stated$16.50$16.50Very limited (1 of 5)
North ShoreNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
SouthernNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
HalifaxNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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